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Written by: Tom King
Art by: Tony S. Daniel
Colors by: Jay David Ramos
Letters by: Clayton Cowles
Cover art by: Daniel Sampere, Tomeu Morey
Cover price: $4.99
Release date: July 17, 2024
Wonder Woman #11, by DC Comics on 7/17/24, hunkers down with the JLD as they keep a low profile until they can figure out why and how the world suddenly turned against them.
Is Wonder Woman #11 Good?
Wonder Woman #11 is a mess for a reason that has nothing to do with the comic quality. It’s a mess because it contradicts multiple developments in the event it ties into, Absolute Power, and the other titles with connected characters such as Shazam! How can a pretty decent tie-in make an event worse instead of better? Read this issue to find out.
When last we left the Woman of Wonder in Wonder Woman #10, she survived a bizarre battle against Cheetah on a deserted island because the Sovereign couldn’t think of anything else to do with her. The enemies slowly turned into frenemies and then something more when they expressed their love for each other. The issue ended with everyone leaving the island after the trio of Wonder Girls clumsily figured out how to fly the invisible jet and arrived for a rescue.
In Wonder Woman #11, we begin Wonder Woman’s tie-in to the Absolute Power event. Wonder Woman and the JLD, consisting of Det. Bobo, Madame Xanadu, Spectre, The Captain, Mary Marvel, and John Constantine, take refuge in the Watergate Hotel for a rousing game of “Go, Fish!”
In a scant few pages, inconsistency with the Absolute Power event and other DC titles abound. How did Billy Batson and Mary Marvel get to Watergate with their powers intact when they’re still dealing with Billy’s split personality in Shazam!? Why is the JLD in Washington D.C. when Wonder Woman presumably is still Public enemy #1 due to the efforts of the Sovereign? Why is this issue coming out now when Absolute Power #1 and Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1 both take place after this issue, and Absolute Power #1 shows the downfall of this team happening very differently? Oy!
Suddenly, the Amazo robot designed to deal with magic users crashes through the window and systematically begins robbing each character of their magic. Wonder Woman quickly deduces that the magic-stealing comes by way of physical touch. The Amazo robot is also stuttering and sputtering lines from Charles Dickens novels, primarily Great Expectations, indicating some kind of growing neural glitch.
We’ve seen hints of the glitch in other Absolute Power-related issues. The Amazon robots have a Victorian-era quality to their speech, but it’s unclear what that means or how that plays into the eventual conclusion of the event. Otherwise, the action is well-played and exciting.
The issue ends with Billy and Mary getting away after losing most (but not all of their magic) to head into Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1 and the rest of the JLD down for the count.
And… that’s it. The team Source link
